Mix HomeGroup Windows 7 and 8

OK, so I spent most of my morning trying to understand this.  Please do not send me links to run the troubleshooter to homegroup, I did this about 70 times already.

Details:
I have about 10 machines I want to set up a homegroup to share files, etc.
The problem is that there is a computer saying that a homegroup already exists on it.  This machine has disappeared, so suggestions to bring this machine will not work.

Issues related to the:

1.) how is it possible that a homegroup reports always available for a machine that has not connected in our network of more than 3 months?
2.) how can I clear it so I can create a NEW machine home group, which is supposed to have.  This machine runs windows 8.

Hello

1 Yes

2 see here the top link and others as needed.

Windows 8 - problems of the homegroup in Windows - create, join, use a homegroup - cannot
Print - Impossible to delete a homegroup
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-8/HomeGroup-problems-in-Windows

Windows 7 (applies to Windows 8) - why I can't access my homegroup?
http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/why-cant-I-access-my-HomeGroup

Windows 7 (applies to Windows 8) - Windows 7, and homegroup: sharing with Windows XP.
Windows Vista and other operating systems
http://www.Microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&ID=17168

I hope this helps.

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